He really wanted to hold her close again but he'd just hold it in for now until they had her curse lifted and they could just get all of the touching they wanted out of the way. Especially in Shionne's case since she likely would be even more starved for that sort of thing after being able to enjoy it with Alphen while he had his helmet still on.

"Always. I'm just glad I decided to find you sooner than later." Because he might have had a hard time getting through to her if he waited a few more days.